Summary of Contents for White Paper EC400
- Page 1 August, 2008 se Of This Document ® Mobile Broadband ExpressCard EC400 HSPA/UMTS/EDGE/GPRS EC400g HSPA/UMTS/EDGE/GPRS and GPS...
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Page 2: Table Of Contents
EC400, EC400g White Paper, August 2008 Contents Contents................................2 Preface..................................3 Product Overview ..............................3 EC400 Communications Summary ........................4 Functions and Features for Productivity and Fun ....................5 Application Summary ............................6 EC400 Hardware Overview ...........................7 SIM Card ................................7 Status LEDs ..............................7 Radio Power..............................7 Antenna ................................7 Flash Memory Drive for AutoInstall ........................8... -
Page 3: Preface
EC400, EC400g White Paper, August 2008 Preface Product Overview The EC400 White Paper is designed to give the reader a deeper technical understanding of the The EC400 is an HSPA Mobile Broadband features and applications of the EC400/EC400g ExpressCard module which enables PC and and how it is configured and used. -
Page 4: Ec400 Communications Summary
GSM user was connected in 2004 – just 12 years after the commercial launches of The EC400 is a dual mode device, able to the first GSM networks. The GSM Association connect via GSM/GPRS/EDGE and currently has operator members in more than UMTS/HSPA. -
Page 5: Functions And Features For Productivity And Fun
To provide maximum data network speeds up to 53.6kb/s and transmits at availability, the EC400 does not support voice speeds of up to 26.8kb/s. The EC400 is a calls. Voice Over IP may be used to provide multislot class 10 device supporting 4+1 and multimedia connectivity. -
Page 6: Application Summary
EC400 works with all popular corporate Microsoft Outlook and Lotus Notes . Using the EC400, the server can be automatically Virtual Private Networking solutions. polled to retrieve mail. Mobile working features such as Remote Mail in Outlook Send SMS messages with the convenience of optimize the use of the wireless connection. -
Page 7: Ec400 Hardware Overview
Status LEDs EC400 Hardware Overview The EC400 is supplied in a consumer package containing: The EC400 has one status LED for the mobile • Mobile Broadband ExpressCard service status. The EC400g has an additional EC400 or EC400g LED which shows the GPS status. The LEDs •... -
Page 8: Flash Memory Drive For Autoinstall
The built-in GPS antenna is useful where AutoInstall there is a good view to the sky. Please note, The EC400 contains a flash memory drive. however, that GPS signals are very weak and The Wireless Manager application and drivers can sometimes be blocked out by radio are written to this drive during manufacture, frequency noise from the laptop itself. -
Page 9: About Expresscard Technology
Windows AutoPlay detects the drive so that the installation can be initiated by the user. ExpressCard modules have the following advantages over PC Cards: EC400 can be easily installed on another PC • Smaller size using the Autoinstall feature. •... -
Page 10: Wireless Manager
Broadband Modem products such as the EC400 Mobile Broadband ExpressCard and the PC300 PC Card. The EC400 contains a flash memory drive that is pre-loaded with Wireless Manager and the necessary drivers for the EC400. Installation starts automatically when the EC400 is first plugged in. -
Page 11: Settings
The connection time and transmit/receive byte count is also shown in the Wireless Manager. The EC400 may be removed by exiting the Wireless Manager and stopping the card via the “Safely Remove Hardware” icon... -
Page 12: Phone Book
EC400, EC400g White Paper, August 2008 It is also possible for an IT Manager to configure company-specific settings into Wireless Manager so that these are automatically installed in place of the operator default internet service. Phone Book Click the Phone Book button to work with contact names and phone numbers. -
Page 13: Sms
The SIM Inbox is the inbox on the SIM card itself. This is the main inbox so that text messages are not accidentally lost when moving the SIM between the EC400 and a mobile phone. Text messages can be moved or copied to the Saved Messages folder, where any number can be stored on the PC. -
Page 14: Wireless Manager Information
EC400, EC400g White Paper, August 2008 Wireless Manager Information Connection and software/firmware version information is available from the View | Information menu. This dialog box brings together in one place the information that might be required for a problem to be diagnosed. A standard Help | About dialog is provided also. -
Page 15: Sim-Me Lock
White Paper, August 2008 SIM-ME Lock SIM-ME lock can be specified as a customisation to the EC400. When a ‘foreign’ SIM is inserted, Wireless Manager will detect it and present a warning message and enable the user to enter the unlock code. -
Page 16: Gps Features In Wireless Manager
EC400, EC400g White Paper, August 2008 If the GPS receiver is moving, time-to-fix can be longer; the receiver must re-start the decoding sequence if the data stream is interrupted. A Cold Start takes place when the receiver has no information at all regarding the location of the satellites. - Page 17 EC400, EC400g White Paper, August 2008 The Log tab displays the raw NMEA data strings and allows them to be saved to file. The Settings tab allows GPS settings to be configured. Units of distance are displayed in metric (metres and kilometres per hour) by default, but can be switched to Imperial (feet and miles per hour) where required.
- Page 18 EC400, EC400g White Paper, August 2008 A typical Google Maps page looks like this: Panel Search Results Panel Indicates current position Indicate the location of each item in the search results...
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Page 19: Nmea Data Stream For Third Party Applications
EC400, EC400g White Paper, August 2008 NMEA Data Stream for Third Party Applications The GPS receiver provides standard NMEA data over a COM port. More than one application can read the data at the same time. Many third-party applications are able to read and use the NMEA data. NMEA data is to NMEA 2.0 standard. -
Page 20: Pc Software Architecture
PC Software Architecture Windows Drivers The EC400 drivers are based on standard USB functionality. The EC400 is presented as a multifunction device providing USB, modem, network and COM-port interfaces. The EC400 appears as the following devices when examined in Windows Device Manager:... -
Page 21: Installation Procedure
HSPA to be enabled. You will also need the account details of any corporate services that you wish to access. Connection Configuration When a new SIM is detected in the EC400, Wireless Manager identifies the home The volume name is Sony Ericsson EC400. network and automatically creates a The installer master file is setup.exe and is... -
Page 22: Tcp/Ip Optimization
In some networks, data flow must Edition” is available as a free download. A pause so that the EC400 goes back to idle leaflet in the EC400 package tells the user state before a return to UMTS can take place. -
Page 23: Description And Comparison Of Csd, Gprs/Edge, Umts And Hspa
Modems and the parameters which receive. Because this speed is so slow govern the data transmission speeds available. compared to UMTS and HSPA, the EC400 does not support CSD. Older products such GSM Circuit Switched Data as the GC86 support CSD. -
Page 24: Gprs
8 timeslots in the bandwidth by using more timeslots for the transmit channel. The basic data rate of this duration of the transfer. The EC400 supports transmission is 9.6kb/s. up to 4+1 or 3+2 timeslots receive + transmit (GPRS Class 10). - Page 25 Radius servers. The diagram below shows how the EC400 in GPRS mode will send data in packets, Once connected, the user may simply leave combining timeslots when extra bandwidth is...
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Page 26: Edge
It enables a GPRS expected. network to operate up to three times faster. E- GPRS (Enhanced GPRS) is a term sometimes EC400 EDGE Maximum Data Rates (kb/s) used for such networks. The speed increase is achieved by introducing more advanced 4 + 1... -
Page 27: Umts
The data signal to be transmitted is Adaptation. multiplied with the Spreading Code at a ‘Chip Rate’ of 3.84Mchip/second, increasing Incremental Redundancy, enables the EC400 its bandwidth and providing it with a unique to ‘soft combine’ data from multiple failed or highly pseudo-random ‘signature’ that will packets. - Page 28 10 seconds. interworking. This can cause more significant delay at application level, especially where the By preference, the EC400 will operate via the change from UMTS to GPRS makes the UMTS network. A packet data connection will connection much slower.
- Page 29 √ sub-channels. These are allocated in real time √ up to the maximum the mobile device can manage. The first HSDPA devices are limited The EC400 supports download rates up to to 5. The network may dynamically change the 7.2Mb/s.
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Page 30: Characteristics Of Mobile Ip Connections
Characteristics of Mobile IP Connections IP Number Allocation A mobile connection introduces extra The EC400 enables you to work within your considerations that applications must take into corporate and/or ISP-assigned IP numbering account in order to operate at peak efficiency: scheme. - Page 31 JPEG image files are already compressed and so cannot be transferred any faster. TCP/IP Header compression is supported according to RFC1144 and RFC2507. Data compression requires support in the GSM network and the EC400 supports it for GPRS/EDGE only.
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Page 32: Sony Ericsson Update Service
10 minutes. The downloaded file is Via a simple Wizard-like interface, the user can verified using a checksum mechanism in check to see if the EC400 software is up-to- order to protect against corruption of the date and obtain information on newer versions. -
Page 33: Customization
EC400, EC400g White Paper, August 2008 Customization It is possible for the EC400 to be customized at the factory. Customization possibilities include: • Packaging • Labelling • ME-SIM Lock • Enhanced Co-operative Network List • Predefined PDP Contexts • Printed materials in the box •... -
Page 34: Terminology And Abbreviations
EC400, EC400g White Paper, August 2008 Terminology and Abbreviations Bearer Term for the first generation of analogue Path over which data flows. Specifically in cellular networks such as AMPS and TACS CSD, the type of telephony link from the GSM network to the server – PSTN or ISDN. - Page 35 EC400, EC400g White Paper, August 2008 Extensible Authentication Protocol. Graphical User Interface EDGE Enhanced Data Rates for Global Evolution. Home Location Register Technology which improves the throughput of a GPRS network by a factor of 3. HSDPA High Speed Downlink Packet Access...
- Page 36 EC400, EC400g White Paper, August 2008 PSTN Mobile Switching Centre Public Switched Telephone Network, for example ordinary analogue phone line for speech and/or computer modem. Mobile Termination. QPSK NACC Quadrature Phase-Shift Keying. A Network Assisted Cell Change. Feature which modulation technique enabling 4 states (2 reduces the time taken to perform a cell bits) to be coded in to each symbol.
- Page 37 Refers to thickness of a USB Modem as directory of numbers. The card can be a small defined in the specification from PCMCIA. plug-in type or credit card-sized, but both types have the same functions. The EC400 uses the small plug-in card. User Equipment UICC Short Message Service.
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Page 38: Related Information
EC400, EC400g White Paper, August 2008 WHQL Windows Hardware Quality Labs. A Microsoft test and approval process. The Device Drivers World Wide Web. for Sony Ericsson Mobile Broadband Modems are signed by WHQL so that the Windows operating system does not warn the user of Extensible Markup Language unknown/untested software. -
Page 39: Technical Specifications
Weight 33.8g, excluding SIM card Battery Powered via the ExpressCard slot. Antenna (built-in) Main antenna: GSM/UMTS (EC400 and EC400g) Receive diversity antenna (EC400) Receive diversity and GPS antenna (EC400g) External Antenna 1 Alternate GSM/UMTS antenna. When connected, the built-in main antenna is used as a Diversity antenna. -
Page 40: Electrical Characteristics
PC drivers (Microsoft WHQL approved) and software Documentation Quick Start Guide (printed) EC400 User Guide (PDF) Online help built in to Wireless Manager Wireless Manager User Guide (PDF; web download only) Readme.txt release notes EC400 AT Command Reference (PDF, web download only) - Page 41 Support is provided via AT commands; No MMI is provided. USSD Phase 2+ Support is provided via AT commands; No MMI is provided. Speech Coding Not applicable (EC400 does not support speech services) GSM Supplementary Services Supported Service Name AT-Command...
- Page 42 EC400, EC400g White Paper, August 2008 GPRS technical data GPRS Release Data Rates Multislot class 10 supported (See table below) GPRS Coding Schemes: CS-1, CS-2, CS-3, CS-4 Mode of Operation Class B (attaches to both GSM and GPRS at the same time.
- Page 43 EC400, EC400g White Paper, August 2008 EDGE technical data Device Class EDGE Class 10 (4 slot uplink, 2 slot downlink, maximum 5 concurrent) Modulation Coding MCS-1 to MCS-9 Schemes EDGE features Link Adaptation Incremental Redundancy Extended Uplink TBF Network Assisted Cell Change (NACC)
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Page 44: Software Upgrade
EC400, EC400g White Paper, August 2008 HSDPA technical data Maximum Downlink Speed 7.2Mb/s HSDPA Categories 1-8, 11, 12 HSUPA technical data Maximum Uplink Speed 2.0Mb/s HSDPA Categories 4 (10ms) and 5 SMS Technical Data Concatenated SMS Supported in Wireless Manager or via third party software... - Page 45 QSG3 User Guide (PDF) Norwegian (NO) QSG1 Polish (PL) QSG2 PC Software Portuguese (PT) QSG3 Portuguese (Brazil) QSG3 Software in the EC400 Romanian (RO) QSG2 flash drive contains all Russian (RU) QSG2, QSG6 languages. Slovakian (SK) QSG2 Spanish (ES) QSG3...
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Page 46: Environmental Declaration
Laboratory reports indicated the content of community to provide products which are substances banned and restricted by Sony safe to use and which have minimal Ericsson, by weight, in the EC400 product. impact upon the environment. The Sony Ericsson Environmental Quality Policy is Banned Substances...